diff --git a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs
index c1042d5b66e..af553840898 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs
@@ -858,12 +858,14 @@ impl<Cx: TypeCx> ConstructorSet<Cx> {
     /// any) are missing; 2/ split constructors to handle non-trivial intersections e.g. on ranges
     /// or slices. This can get subtle; see [`SplitConstructorSet`] for details of this operation
     /// and its invariants.
-    #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, pcx, ctors), ret)]
+    #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, ctors), ret)]
     pub(crate) fn split<'a>(
         &self,
-        pcx: &PlaceCtxt<'a, Cx>,
         ctors: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Constructor<Cx>> + Clone,
-    ) -> SplitConstructorSet<Cx> {
+    ) -> SplitConstructorSet<Cx>
+    where
+        Cx: 'a,
+    {
         let mut present: SmallVec<[_; 1]> = SmallVec::new();
         // Empty constructors found missing.
         let mut missing_empty = Vec::new();
@@ -1003,17 +1005,6 @@ pub(crate) fn split<'a>(
             }
         }
 
-        // We have now grouped all the constructors into 3 buckets: present, missing, missing_empty.
-        // In the absence of the `exhaustive_patterns` feature however, we don't count nested empty
-        // types as empty. Only non-nested `!` or `enum Foo {}` are considered empty.
-        if !pcx.mcx.tycx.is_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on()
-            && !(pcx.is_scrutinee && matches!(self, Self::NoConstructors))
-        {
-            // Treat all missing constructors as nonempty.
-            // This clears `missing_empty`.
-            missing.append(&mut missing_empty);
-        }
-
         SplitConstructorSet { present, missing, missing_empty }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lints.rs b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lints.rs
index cfe4ca3ce93..cf3dddfafeb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lints.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lints.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn analyze_ctors(
     ) -> Result<SplitConstructorSet<'p, 'tcx>, ErrorGuaranteed> {
         let column_ctors = self.patterns.iter().map(|p| p.ctor());
         let ctors_for_ty = &pcx.ctors_for_ty()?;
-        Ok(ctors_for_ty.split(pcx, column_ctors))
+        Ok(ctors_for_ty.split(column_ctors))
     }
 
     /// Does specialization: given a constructor, this takes the patterns from the column that match
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs
index 72459582113..490a84c65db 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs
@@ -737,15 +737,13 @@ pub(crate) struct PlaceCtxt<'a, Cx: TypeCx> {
     pub(crate) mcx: MatchCtxt<'a, Cx>,
     /// Type of the place under investigation.
     pub(crate) ty: Cx::Ty,
-    /// Whether the place is the original scrutinee place, as opposed to a subplace of it.
-    pub(crate) is_scrutinee: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a, Cx: TypeCx> PlaceCtxt<'a, Cx> {
     /// A `PlaceCtxt` when code other than `is_useful` needs one.
     #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "rustc"), allow(dead_code))]
     pub(crate) fn new_dummy(mcx: MatchCtxt<'a, Cx>, ty: Cx::Ty) -> Self {
-        PlaceCtxt { mcx, ty, is_scrutinee: false }
+        PlaceCtxt { mcx, ty }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn ctor_arity(&self, ctor: &Constructor<Cx>) -> usize {
@@ -1442,7 +1440,7 @@ fn compute_exhaustiveness_and_usefulness<'a, 'p, Cx: TypeCx>(
     };
 
     debug!("ty: {ty:?}");
-    let pcx = &PlaceCtxt { mcx, ty, is_scrutinee: is_top_level };
+    let pcx = &PlaceCtxt { mcx, ty };
 
     // Whether the place/column we are inspecting is known to contain valid data.
     let place_validity = matrix.place_validity[0];
@@ -1451,7 +1449,17 @@ fn compute_exhaustiveness_and_usefulness<'a, 'p, Cx: TypeCx>(
     let ctors = matrix.heads().map(|p| p.ctor());
     let ctors_for_ty = pcx.ctors_for_ty()?;
     let is_integers = matches!(ctors_for_ty, ConstructorSet::Integers { .. }); // For diagnostics.
-    let split_set = ctors_for_ty.split(pcx, ctors);
+    let mut split_set = ctors_for_ty.split(ctors);
+    // We have now grouped all the constructors into 3 buckets: present, missing, missing_empty.
+    // In the absence of the `exhaustive_patterns` feature however, we don't count nested empty
+    // types as empty. Only non-nested `!` or `enum Foo {}` are considered empty.
+    if !pcx.mcx.tycx.is_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on()
+        && !(is_top_level && matches!(ctors_for_ty, ConstructorSet::NoConstructors))
+    {
+        // Treat all missing constructors as nonempty.
+        // This clears `missing_empty`.
+        split_set.missing.append(&mut split_set.missing_empty);
+    }
     let all_missing = split_set.present.is_empty();
 
     // Build the set of constructors we will specialize with. It must cover the whole type.